What exactly goes on inside Ronnie OSullivans head?
It’s a question that has baffled snooker fans since “The Rocket” burst onto the scene by winning the 1993 UK Championship aged 17. Ronnie’s got the bit between his teeth – he’s on a mission to win this tournament BBC pundit & former world champion John Parrott At the same tournament in December, O’Sullivan walked out while trailing 4-1 to Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals. He later said “personal problems” were behind his behaviour and admitted: “Snooker has slipped down the pecking order in terms of my focus.” It was the latest in a long list of controversial incidents that have blemished the career of a player viewed by many as the best ever. So all eyes were on O’Sullivan when he returned to action in the first round of the Saga Insurance Masters at Wembley Arena on Tuesday. Which Ronnie would turn up to face Ali Carter? Would it be the bored, disinterested, dispirited version, or the “Essex Exocet” at his brilliant best. Unfortunately for Carter, it was the latter, and he went o
